What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Analyst position at Canacre USA, LLC?
About Us
Canacre’s core services focus on leadership in Environment and Land services throughout the project lifecycle. At Canacre, we emphasize continuous development and growth. Our commitment to investing in industry knowledge and the expertise of our teams sets us apart. Our goals are to provide technical leadership for greater regulatory understanding and certainty and to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, mitigating tomorrow’s environment, land and right-of-way risks today.
At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.
About this Role
About Us
Canacre’s core services focus on leadership in Environment and Land services throughout the project lifecycle. At Canacre, we emphasize continuous development and growth. Our commitment to investing in industry knowledge and the expertise of our teams sets us apart. Our goals are to provide technical leadership for greater regulatory understanding and certainty and to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, mitigating tomorrow’s environment, land and right-of-way risks today.
At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.
The GIS Analyst is responsible for maintaining high‑quality, accurate, and current GIS data records within Irth and Avangrid’s Real Estate ArcGIS Enterprise platforms, ensuring seamless spatial and tabular data alignment between Irth and ArcGIS Enterprise. This role performs advanced GIS data management, generation, spatial analysis, map creation, reporting, and workflow support to ensure that land, assets, and operational datasets are reliable and consistent across systems. The Analyst serves as a technical resource with a key role in validating, reconciling, and troubleshooting data discrepancies across systems. This position requires strong analytical skills, proficiency with enterprise GIS platforms, and experience supporting operational work management or land management systems. The Analyst will maintain and publish datasets between the ArcGIS Platform and the Irth Platform.
What You'll Do
Irth GIS Data Ownership
- Maintain and update all GIS layers and attribute data within Irth and the ArcGIS Enterprise, ensuring compliance with internal data standards and operational requirements.
- Perform QA/QC on spatial and tabular data before and after sync events between Irth and ArcGIS.
- Monitor data workflows, identify errors, and implement corrective actions to ensure Irth remains the authoritative operational dataset.
ArcGIS Integration & Data Consistency
- Maintain alignment between Irth GIS layers and ArcGIS Enterprise/ArcGIS Online datasets.
- Reconcile discrepancies between systems, including geometry mismatches, attribute conflicts, and schema variations.
- Support periodic or scheduled synchronization processes, ensuring that all data transfers meet accuracy and completeness standards.
GIS & Data Management
- Develop, revise, and maintain GIS datasets, maps, sketches, and technical drawings.
- Capture, edit, and integrate spatial data including land parcels, environmental layers, easements, field locations, and operational assets.
- Interpret field notes, marked drawings, digital sketches, and communications to update GIS layers.
- Ensure that all spatial datasets reflect real‑world field conditions and remain consistent across systems.
Analysis, Reporting & Visualization
- Create high‑quality web maps, diagrams, and data visualizations in support of operations, engineering, planning, and land management functions.
- Support management with land, asset, and resource analysis using GIS tools and spatial techniques.
Technical Leadership & Support
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on GIS functions within Irth and related systems.
- Train other internal users on data standards, GIS tools, and workflows.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 3–7 years of professional GIS experience, preferably in utilities, energy, telecommunications, or land management.
- Strong proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, ArcGIS Online, and spatial data management workflows.
- Experience working with or supporting work management systems such as Irth (preferred) or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of cartography, spatial analysis techniques, GPS workflows, and data integration practices.
- Ability to interpret field notes, survey documents, parcel descriptions, and engineering sketches.
- Familiarity with Municipal Parcel boundary definitions and landowner information.
What You'll Get
QISG Benefits Highlights
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive Health Coverage - Multiple Medical, dental & vision plans with 100% preventive care
- 24/7 telehealth (Teladoc)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company-funded HSA and pre-tax savings options
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- No-cost Short- and Long-term Disability
- Employer-paid basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Paid Time off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Education Reimbursement and Professional Development
- Employee discount program and optional insurance offerings:
- Identity Theft Protection
- Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Life (spouse and child)
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Pet Insurance
Compensation Range
The anticipated compensation for this position is - depending on experience and qualifications.Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.